Anyone else discover they're doing a lot more (unnecessary) driving?
 

At first I thought it was just trying to burn off those break-in miles but since then it's become a disease, if I don't go for a drive on any given day the day feels a bit... empty.

I've owned bunches of cars but none of them have ever had me just getting in the car to go for a drive for the simple joy of going for a drive.

yup. i find myself taking unnecessarily long routes to and from the grocery. and hoping we've run out of eggs so i can make the trip in the first place

That is what it is all about. Cheers guys! I will be getting mine early next year. Keep enjoying the ride.

-Nate

Guilty as charged. At first I was just trying to get it past break in (1K miles). Now it's every chance I get to take it out. I also used to commute to work by bike. That hasn't happened since buying the BRZ.

It involves doing a little math but when I bought my FR-S nine months ago I traded in a 2002 Miata. The Miata had 36,000 miles on it. That works out to about 3,600 miles a year (I'm retired). Now, you have to realize I liked that car. In fact, it was the second Miata I had owned. My FR-S ,keeping in mind we're talking nine months, will turn 10,000 within the next two weeks. Yeah, one could almost call it a disease.
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same... but i have been being good about it since I realized I was doing it.

No. It's necessary to maintain a positive state of mind.

At least, that's what I tell myself...

On the positive side, these things don't seem to use gas-- I've been flogging mine and getting over 26mpg. I drive for hours and hours and only use a few gallons of gas. It's ridiculous.

All my friends with STIs are always on about how they don't want to do too long of a drive or they don't want to do too much uphill on routes because of gas prices... I'm all :smug:

See, I blame the break-in period. Because I couldn't wait to use the whole tach I got used to taking the car on long drives whenever I had free time. Now the car's broken in, but it's too late: I'm used to driving it all the time. Oh dear...

I told my insurance company that I would be using it only for 5-7k per year... I have a bad feeling I will go over that limit, at least in the first year :D

Definitely doing more driving. I went from filling up every 7 days with my previous car (ave 21mpg) and now I'm filling up every 5 days! (at 30mpg)

Hell yeah! I find myself going to the starbucks/gas station/grocery store/___ that's just a little further away. And then taking the most indirect route home.

Had the car for 3 days.. drove close to 500 miles. Took my girl shopping around LA as an excuse, all I could think about was coming back to the car. Yep I'm addicted. Took some photos while I was at it too!

I couldn't wait for the 1,000. I was bombing it this weekend with 400 miles. Good thing I got the extended.